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the Woodpeckers, we come to some bright tropical- 
looking birds, our own lovely Kingfisher, the 
not less beautiful Roller, Bee-eater, and the crested 
Hoopoe, which, with the Cuckoo, bring us to the end 
of the case. 
Case II, 
Few birds are more interesting than the Owls, which 
follow here; the well-known Barn Owl being the most 
familiar species. A beautiful pied variety of the Long- 
eared Owl, a bird very little given to variation, will 
be found in a separate case; it was killed at Filby, 
and the gift of the Rev. C. J. Lucas. Perhaps the 
most conspicuous objects in this case are a group of 
Snowy Owls, with young ones in various stages of 
plumage, from the chick a few hours old, to fine adult 
birds in their striking white plumage, sparingly spotted 
and varied with black. A very striking object also is 
a young common Barn Owl in its white down. 
In this case commence the diurnal Birds of Prey ; 
the first family of which is known as the Harriers, a 
group occupying a position in the arrangement ‘here 
adopted between the Owls and the Buzzards, to the 
former of which its facial disk causes it to bear some 
resemblance. All the three species of Harrier were 
frequent breeders in the uncultivated districts of 
Norfolk at the beginning of the present century, but 
have now become exceedingly rare, and with one 
exception have ceased to breed here. The Marsh 
and Hen Harriers are here, but the third species, 
Montagu’s Harrier, will be found in 
Case lil, 
‘The last named is followed by the Buzzards, one 
species of which formerly bred in Norfolk. Next 
